Thank you very much Gao. Sorry I got the Aurelian wrong, he really looks like Philip there.
I don't have my books with me, but the first looks like a Philip II provincial, and the second a Egypt Tet. I am positive someone will id them for...
If you insist Paul, though I do not know why you think I have to take your quiz, I have already told you of the founders, 86 and 87 was the...
I thougth Doug's idea was interesting too. Remember that shaking hands derived as a good will gesture, showing the other person that they were not...
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The melting could be happening, but I know a lot of what they refer to as "melt" simply means bullion value. There is a dealer near me who orders...
You guys are lucky living on the east coast. I am chomping at the bit for the CICF to come around in Chicago. I liked to vacation in NY when the...
I thought it was technology to "sniff" chemical compounds placed on a coin. This is the direct cause of of all of the current lawsuit, and I...
Interesting. Looking at the demand graph, the only "uses" of silver that seem to be going up are investment and coins, which I would classify as...
I thought the sniffer was to detect added substances on coins. How does that pertain to grades except for the fact these substances may alter the...
But how do I prove it is from circulation? You have a worn coin in a 63 holder, lets take that as our example. How do you prove it was not...
Maybe I am just dense, but the great change in standards in the late 80's was an intentional change, and the article I posted from an...
F. Michael “Skip” Fazzari, former chief authenticator for ANACS, expert numismatist for Independent Coin Grading (ICG) is an instructor at the ANA...
I would like to see the source of his assertion between supply and demand. The Silver institute states that over 700 million ounces were produced...
How about responding to the article you insisted I post, effectively calling me a liar until I posted it. In that article it clearly states TPGers...
They were not like they are now Lucy. Older proofs were more like sharply struck regular coins, not the cameo proofs you see post 1967. Great...
Collect what you love, great advice. Some of us who have seen the market for much longer than you simply are reminding people of history and how...
Ok, you caught me a little Cloud. In ancient Greece the ratio I just calculated was 13.84:1, and the Romans, who didn't have decent sources of...
"Older numismatists will need to temporarily suspend everything they learned about the uncirculated grade to understand my column because the...
While I love when Doug posts these graphs, everyone please remember they are EXTREMELY wieghted to rare/high grade coins. Collector coins like...
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